In January 2003, we issued a challenge to 16 architects: Design a modern prefab home for $200,000.

In inner-city Baltimore, Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake paves a path to affordable prefab.

An easy construction process reduces any drama for a couple in California.

Jim Murren’s prefab house in Sin City, designed by Marmol Radziner, is as artful as it is art-filled, thanks to an asymmetrical...

Kitchen systems are a lot like prefab housing: they're designed to be modular but they're endlessly customizable—not that that's...

...and wake up, every so often, to a project that fulfills the potential of mass-produced housing.

With their main components manufactured in a factory and assembled on-site, prefab homes often cost less to build, offer a higher...

A family’s remote island retreat becomes a more permanent home base, thanks to the efficiency of building modular.

The barren beauty of a desert landscape can be a source of inspiration for off-the-grid prefab living.

A home in Ontario, Canada, demonstrates how factory-built housing can be as site sensitive as traditional construction.

One of the benefits of prefabricated and modular buildings is that they leave minimal construction waste and can be built without...

The idea of relaxing poolside or jumping in for a quick dip is pretty enticing—especially if the body of water is accompanied by...

In our September 2011 Japan Style issue (now on newsstands!) we showcase a plethora of Japanese-influenced houses as well as...

A compact Vietnamese prefab housing prototype features local materials.

With a prefab structure near Hudson, LOT-EK—the pioneers of shipping container architecture—make a new case for the genre.

To turn a 700-square-foot home into a more permanent residence for a family of four, RAMA estudio attached a prefab...

Made of 100-percent recyclable materials and equipped with smart home technology, SysHaus is a new model by a Brazilian...

Designed by Orange Architects, the compact, energy-efficient home features open and airy interiors that can instantly be adjusted...

The modular design by iHouse is clad with sustainably sourced wood in a black finish, making it at home with the forest in more...

Prince Concepts slices up a prefab Quonset hut to create a series of light-filled dwellings.

Assembled in just two weeks, the idyllic retreat near Woodstock, New York, realizes a couple’s dream of rural living.

Starting with a design from prefab builder NODE, musician Michael Lerner relies on YouTube tutorials and perseverance to complete...

Designed for a couple needing a temporary home, MU50 is a modular cabin whose moving sunshades create a dappled effect, called...

This stunning forest retreat in England uses prefabricated panels to minimize site impact, shorten construction time, and protect...

The Scandinavian-inspired prefab—a minimalist design that starts at $179K—is one family’s happy place by the sea.

With an off-the-grid house on a remote mountain, architect Smiljan Radić rebuilds the past.

The Japanese “no-brand” masters of minimalism unveil the first single-story design in their line of prefab homes.

Ready for life on land or water, the net-zero LilliHaus is a plug-and-play prefab by SysHaus.

The Flintstones-style home in Eindhoven is the first legally habitable house in Europe with 3D-printed load-bearing walls.

A designer couple convert three shipping containers into a 530-square-foot, solar-powered dwelling on their family’s farm.

The self-sufficient Courtyard House embraces the bush landscape in all directions.

The compact row houses feature carefully angled solar panels that harness every moment of the sun.

Michael K. Chen Architecture channels Le Corbusier vibes into a modular and multifunctional holiday home aboard the world’s...

Handcrafted according to centuries-old technique, Estonian company Iglucraft’s shingled saunas and cabins are straight out of a...

You don’t have to look far to find a host of experienced designers and builders of prefab homes in the Golden State.

The Blue Sky prototype home tiptoes gracefully across the desert landscape just north of Joshua Tree National Park.